What are Verde Vending machines? How is it different from a traditional food/drink Vending Machine?

Verde vending machines are sophisticated units with interactive touch screens designed to sell age-restricted products such as alcohol, tobacco, vapes, and cannabis. They feature customized inserts for various products and a secure checkout process.

These machines include advanced features such as temperature control, humidity control, and refrigeration to ensure the optimum storage of sensitive items like alcohol or other temperature-dependent products.

Verde machines also feature interactive touchscreen displays, allowing a visual representation of products alongside dynamic marketing and advertising. Research shows that advertising during checkout can increase sales by up to 30% through add-ons and bundling.

How do Verde Vending machines work?

They combine ID scanning, age verification, face matching, anti-spoofing software, and liveness checks to ensure compliance with cannabis regulations. The entire process takes less than 15 seconds.

What technology is used in Verde Vending machines?

Verde machines are built from the ground up to meet the needs of businesses selling age-restricted products. They utilize a combination of ID scanning, facial recognition, and secure databases to verify and authenticate purchases. This technology ensures compliance while maintaining a streamlined user experience.

What industries can benefit from Verde Vending Machines??

Verde machines cater to businesses in regulated industries, including cannabis, alcohol, tobacco, vapes, etc. They provide a secure, compliant, and efficient retail solution for age-restricted products.

What are the benefits of having a Verde Vending machine for Age Regulated product sales?

Benefits include reduced wait times, 24/7 sales and service, increased compliance and security, reduced staffing needs, and lower upfront costs.

**With leasing options available - your machine will pay for itself within the first month.

• Compliance and Security: Advanced ID authentication technology ensures transactions meet regulatory requirements.

• Reduced wait times/ lines during peak hours

• Offer customer service outside of normal business hours

• Reduction in staffing costs

• Maximize Secured Stock Levels

• Increase total transitions and sales

• Upsell and Cross-sell with targeted Ads and Marketing

Are Verde Vending machines legal in my State?

Legality varies by state and industry each with specific regulations for cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco sales. Contact us to check your state’s compliance requirements. See PDF for Cannabis related regulations.

Can these machines be run outside of normal business hours?

Yes, one of the benefits is that they can serve customers even when the business is closed. The machine's location will vary by state and industry and may need to be placed within a lobby or foyer of the business to meet compliance.

Increased Sales: The machine can continue selling, even when your sales staff has gone home. 

Safety and Security: Security and employee safety are often considerations when extending sales hours. A dedicated unattended vending machine increases productivity while maintaining employee safety.

How do these machines ensure compliance and data privacy?

Our machines integrate IDScan technology for ID authentication, supported by VeriScan software. This ensures compliance with regulations and allows data collection customization to meet state-specific laws while maintaining high standards of data privacy.

How will the machine identify age compliance?

Verde has partnered with IDscan to integrate top-notch ID authentication hardware and software, which is capable of detecting nearly 98% of fake IDs. The machine uses a high-resolution webcam and proprietary anti-spoofing software to further enhance security and accuracy. This combination helps verify that the person purchasing matches the image on the presented ID. Anti-spoofing technology is essential to prevent fraudsters from using photos or other methods to deceive the system. 

“The checkout process has a built-in age verification process that begins with the simple insertion of your ID. Once the ID is inserted, the scanner will run a series of light checks on the ID known as ID authentication.

Verifying IDs at unattended cannabis retail machines relies on the integration of AI software, biometric analysis, and image processing applications. Customers at the point of purchase are first required to scan their ID. Most commonly with our weed vending machines, this requires insertion of their drivers license into an E-Seek M500 forensic document reader. The E-Seek M500 rapidly takes images of the ID under multiple light wavelengths and our software uses AI to analyze the ID and determine if it's legitimate.

While this is happening, the machine will then walk the user through face matching and liveness checks to ensure the person inserting the ID is the same person on the ID. The entire process runs simultaneously and is done in 30 seconds or less. 

The verification process initiates at the end of the transaction to ensure a verified user can’t walk away and have a transaction completed by a minor.” - Source IDscan.net

What should Age Regulated Business Owners consider before installing a Verde Vending machine?

Owners should consider state laws, compliance requirements, data privacy, and initial setup costs.

• State Laws and Regulations:  Ensure the machines comply with specific state industry laws.

• Compliance Requirements: Verify that the machines have ID scanning, age verification, and secure transaction capabilities.

• Data Privacy: Ensure the software can handle and protect customer data according to state requirements.

• Initial Setup Costs: Evaluate the financial investment for purchasing and maintaining the machines.

• Operational Impact: Consider benefits like reduced staffing needs and 24/7 service availability.

How much space will it take up? Where will the machine need to be located? Will it be secure?

Our smallest machine is only 30”W x 32”D x 77”H, and our largest is 73”W x 40”D x 78.5”H. We have many sizing options and can even work with your business to build the machine into the walls of your building for a sleeker and more secure vending option. 

The machine's location will depend on state and local ordinance requirements. Please check your State Regulatory Agencies. 

Cannabis: Government and State regulations vary, but in general a Cannabis Dispensary must store all usable cannabis , concentrated Cannabis and Cannabis products behind a counter or barrier to ensure the customer does not have access to the cannabis, concentrated cannabis or cannabis products. Verde Vending Machines feature tamper proof glass and retracting wheel bases making them compliant with these regulations and fortified against tampering or theft.

What payment options will be available with the Verde Vending Machine?

Our machines integrate with payment terminals from Transcloud, Pax, Micron, Dejavoo, and Ingenico.

Currently, they accept ACH/Echeck, cashless ATM and cash payments, with future updates planned for additional payment methods including a Coin Based Wallet.

What are potential future developments and opportunities for increased Revenue with Unattended Vending?

Marketing and Advertising Revenue. Unattended Vending Can Upsell and Cross-Sell with Subliminal Media Ads on Digital Display Signage Screens and/or the Mobile Web/Smartphone App. 

Media Ad Display on Options on Every Page - Allows for Targeted Media Ads, Infomercials, and/or to upsell with Cross Platform Productions.  Screen Saver Incentive Ads and Targeted Products and Cross-Selling Promotions

Coupons/ Vouchers/ Promo Codes—Request/ Earn / Redeem Play to Win—Giveaways/ Quick Games to entice user participation Cross-Platform Media Ads/ Offers—Engage User in Other Segments.

Will I be able to pull reports for the machine? How do I manage Inventory?

YES! You can choose to send Reporting Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, or Annually. Automated Reports Include Sales, Refill, Error Logs, Payments, Compliance, Governance, and Operational Reports. Reporting can be sent as Raw ODBC Compliant Data, PDF Report, or other scheduled reports.  

Inventory and stock levels can be checked remotely through our mobile app or your desktop. Reporting, stock levels, and pricing can be adjusted in real-time, saving time and increasing profits by allowing you to run specials or increase prices on lower inventory items.